54 home builders ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Fruitland: Shore Home Construction, CR Score 60/100; 4.8★ from 57 Google reviews.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Vernon Esham Builders, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #6 of 54.
Most-reviewed: Capstone Homes, 116 Google reviews at 4.6★, the most of 54 ranked; ranked #4.
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54 Fruitland home builders are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 2 are open 24/7, 37 open Saturdays and 17 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.8★ across 54 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shore Home Construction | 60 | 4.8★ (57) | Salisbury, 2 mi away | — | Overall |
| 2 | Birdsong Village by D.R. Horton | 58 | 5.0★ (8) | Salisbury, 3 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 3 | Johnson's Retreat | 58 | 4.8★ (33) | Salisbury, 3 mi away | — | — |
| 4 | Capstone Homes | 57 | 4.6★ (116) | Georgetown, 35 mi away | Sat | Most reviews |
| 5 | Heritage Trace by D.R. Horton | 57 | 4.4★ (7) | Salisbury, 3 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 6 | Vernon Esham Builders | 57 | 5.0★ (3) | Salisbury, 6 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 7 | Cherry Building Group | 56 | 4.9★ (34) | Seaford, 32 mi away | Sat | — |
| 8 | Construction Delmarva | 56 | 5.0★ (8) | Ocean City, 10 mi away | Sat | — |
| 9 | Insight Homes at Hawthorne | 55 | 4.1★ (35) | Georgetown, 32 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 10 | Esham Builders, LLC | 55 | 5.0★ (6) | Salisbury, 6 mi away | Sat | — |
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from ten published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 57 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Salisbury, 3 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 8 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Salisbury, 3 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 33 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Georgetown, 35 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.6★ from 116 Google reviews, the most in Fruitland.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Salisbury, 3 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Salisbury, 6 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 3 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Seaford, 32 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 34 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Ocean City, 10 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 8 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Georgetown, 32 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.1★ from 35 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Salisbury, 6 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 6 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Seaford, 23 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Georgetown, 29 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 14 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Easton, 39 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 18 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Fruitland
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.7★ from 36 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Georgetown, 32 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 16 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Salisbury, 15 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Georgetown, 30 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 10 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Ocean Pines, 23 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 48 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Georgetown, 28 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.5★ from 19 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Georgetown, 32 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.0★ from 22 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Ocean Pines, 24 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Seaford, 22 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.9★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Georgetown, 28 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cambridge, 29 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 5 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Seaford, 18 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.8★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
We scored 54 Fruitland home builders on ten factors, weighted as shown. A business is ranked when its trade is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. A business with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency. Other unknown factors are left out, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed October 22, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Featured businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In Fruitland data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 25% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it | Measured |
| Credentials | 15% | Active state license, bond and workers’ comp on file | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed business on the list | Measured |
| Recency | 5% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 5% | Weekly open hours, Saturday, Sunday, 24/7 or same-day | Measured |
| Trade focus | 10% | How clearly the business does this trade (its Google category and name) | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | Based in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is | Measured |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The business has claimed its ContractorsRanked profile (free or paid earn the same) | Measured |
| Partnered | 5% | The business links to ContractorsRanked from its own website with our badge, checked periodically | Measured |
| ContractorsRanked reviews | 10% | Verified customer reviews collected by ContractorsRanked: their rating and how many there are | Measured |